Executive Summary
Safe Harbor has been providing a safe place to sleep, a hot meal, and the compassion that is our hallmark since 2003. During its first season, Safe Harbor hosted 63 guests and rotated its location among churches. The organization moved into its permanent location on Wellington Street in 2017. During the 2023 - 2024 season, Safe Harbor hosted 297 individuals and a record total of 14,987 overnight stays.
This major help organization saves lives and continues to be true to its mission: Safe Harbor supports the physical and spiritual welfare of people experiencing homelessness by providing emergency shelter and food and hope.
Because we are a donor-funded non-profit, receiving no public tax dollars, Safe Harbor relies upon the generous support of our community. Safe Harbor is supported by donations and volunteers from 21 area churches, plus other groups and individual supporters.
Operations were staffed by more than 2,250 annual volunteers. The facility is open during the cold-weather season - October 15 through April 30.
2022 – 2023 Executive Board Members
- Patrick Livingston – Chair
- Donna Olendorf – Vice Chair, Steering Committee & Communications Chair
- John Daniels – Secretary
- Wayne Sterenberg – Treasurer
- Daniel Besselsen - Assistant treasurer
- Joshua Brandt – Spokesperson/Fundraising Chair
- Christopher Ellalasingham – Member at large
- Lynn Swan – Medical Director
- Bill White - Member at large
Other Committees
- Operations Committee Chair - Rich Faller
- Facilities Manager Chair - Becky Lanham
- Kitchen Committee Chair - Mary Ellen Sanok
- Supplies Committee Chair - Nan Niewiadomski
Staff
- Brad Gerlach – Volunteer Manager
- Jaclyn Dugan-Roof – Staff Supervisor
- Jenny Wallman - Staff Supervisor